The Telltale Heart or the importance of the "Tap Test" in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The "Tap Test" is a maneuver used to test the functioning of the electroencephalogram and electromyogram leads just prior to electroconvulsive therapy. Here we present a brief case and image that reinforces the importance of this simple test.

publication date

  • June 1, 2012

Research

keywords

  • Electrocardiography
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Electroencephalography
  • Heart

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84861833574

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182321249

PubMed ID

  • 22622290

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 28

issue

  • 2